School Lunch à la Chef
We are very proud to say that our school lunches are probably the healthiest—and most delicious—in Lamoille County, thanks to Heather Gentle. Before Mrs. Gentle joined the All Saints Catholic Academy to head up our kitchen, she worked as a chef at the Harvest Market in Stowe. Made from scratch, her lunches are as popular as Mrs. Gentle herself, teaching students to make better food choices.
“I give Mrs. Gentle’s Hot Lunches an A+” 3rd grader
A typical meal plan for the week might look like this:
- Monday: Homemade macaroni and cheese – fresh veggies – fruit – milk
- Tuesday: Turkey club wrap with chips – veggie sticks – cinnamon apples – milk
- Wednesday: Cheese quesadilla with refried beans and salsa – corn – peaches – milk
- Thursday: Pasta with chicken and spinach pesto– green salad – fresh fruit – milk
- Friday: Meatball subs – Caesar salad – cinnamon apples – milk
Studies have found that elementary-school students who ate nutritionally sound, high-quality breakfasts, lunches and snacks—instead of the typical cafeteria food—not only had lower blood pressure and were less likely to be overweight, they also scored significantly better on standardized tests, especially in mathematics.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.